The size belongs to the transaction
The same deal can involve a founder who created the product, an operator who rebuilt delivery, an advisor who led negotiations and a specialist who handled one workstream. Those are different achievements. Record them separately.
A smaller outcome can reflect deeper responsibility
Our proposed Contribution Index weights decision ownership, execution, stewardship, durable outcomes and handoff. Deal value contributes no points. A well-run small company can demonstrate all five. This is an explicit product rubric, not a scientific score of a person.
A better question for your next milestone
What could a customer, buyer or operating colleague substantiate about the part you personally delivered? Start with one clear statement and its evidence.
Original educational framework and illustrative arithmetic. No reported transaction or appraisal is asserted.